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US Congress members up in arms over White House handling of Stuxnet
US politicians are in uproar over leaks from the White House admitting to US involvement in the creation and deployment of the Stuxnet virus.
Senators and Congressman are fuming over White House leaks that led to a New York Times report revealing that the US was behind the Stuxnet virus attack on Iran.
Republican Senator John McCain has asked for the appointment of a special committee that would look into and possibly prosecute those responsible for the leaks.
"This is not a game. This is far more important than mere politics. Laws have apparently been broken. This leaking of classified information needs to be investigated, and those officials who are found to be responsible, where appropriate, should be prosecuted," said McCain.
The uproar follows a New York Times report which identified unnamed sources within the White House as proof of US involvement in the Stuxnet virus attack.
The complex virus was one of the first malware used to take down national infrastructure, according to Jim Walters, manager of McAfee Threat Intelligence Service.
"Stuxnet was the first malware that was publicly reported to specifically attack industrial control systems, which can also be interpreted as an attack against critical infrastructure," Walters told V3.
"Detailed analyses found that Stuxnet is more than just a spy worm, it is a weapon written to sabotage a specific industrial installation."
A perpetrator has yet to be identified in the latest high-profile malware outbreak, the Flame virus.
